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Corn May '23 (ZCK23)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Slipping Lower on Monday Morning

Corn price action is down 1 to 3 cents early on Monday morning. Futures eased back lower into the weekend, closing Friday with contracts steady to 5 cents lower led by the nearbys. Front month May was down 3 ½ cents last week. Open interest was up 6,554 contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 cents to $4.19 1/2.  

Export Sales data from Thursday tallied old crop corn commitments at 68.875 MMT, a 30% improvement from last year. That is now 82% of the USDA export projection and is behind the average pace of 86%.

Commitment of Traders data showed a total of 55,744 contracts added to the managed money net long position in corn futures and options as of Marc 24. That took the total to 284,548 contracts. Commercials added 45,429 contracts to their net short position to 567,545 contracts.

Ahead of the USDA March Intentions report on Tuesday, traders are looking for 94.37 million acres of corn to be reported by NASS. That would be a 4... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Corn
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,072/975
First Notice Date
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
729,492 (-9,244)
1,043,714 (+49,355)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
505,346 (+34,014)
129,986 (-29,004)
Producers - Long / Short
387,573 (-4,205)
1,001,091 (+45,439)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
328,861 (-6,562)
29,565 (+2,393)
Managed Money - Long / Short
363,377 (+19,719)
83,747 (-29,023)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
141,969 (+14,295)
46,239 (+19)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
621-6 +1.85%
on 04/27/23
682-4 -7.22%
on 04/18/23
-22-6 (-3.47%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
606-6 +4.37%
on 03/10/23
684-6 -7.52%
on 02/14/23
-45-0 (-6.63%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
573-6 +10.37%
on 07/22/22
766-4 -17.38%
on 05/17/22
-122-0 (-16.15%)
since 05/12/22

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Wheat Falling Back on Monday AM Trade

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KEK26 : 631-6 (-0.16%)
MWK26 : 6.4925 (+0.15%)
ZWK26 : 608-0 (+0.50%)
ZWN26 : 619-2 (+0.53%)
Soybeans Seeing Slight Monday Morning Gains

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ZLK26 : 69.24 (+2.71%)
ZMK26 : 314.6 (-0.22%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.8434 (+0.72%)
ZSX26 : 1151-6 (+0.68%)
ZSK26 : 1166-2 (+0.60%)
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Corn Slipping Lower on Monday Morning

Corn price action is down 1 to 3 cents early on Monday morning. Futures eased back lower into the weekend, closing Friday with contracts steady to 5 cents lower led by the nearbys. Front month May was...

ZCZ26 : 488-4 (-0.36%)
ZCN26 : 472-4 (-0.21%)
ZCK26 : 460-4 (-0.32%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.4866 (-0.39%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.1801 (-0.35%)
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MWK26 : 6.4925 (+0.15%)
DBA : 27.22 (+0.18%)
SOYB : 24.36 (+0.70%)
ZCK26 : 460-4 (-0.32%)
CORN : 18.48 (-0.54%)
KEN26 : 646-0 (-0.23%)
WEAT : 23.29 (+0.52%)
ZSK26 : 1166-2 (+0.60%)
ZWK26 : 608-0 (+0.50%)
TAGS : 25.21 (-0.17%)
Wheat Posts Friday Gains

The wheat complex saw mostly higher trade on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were the lagger, closing moistly within ¼ cent of unchanged, as May was up 9 ¾ cents this week. KC HRW futures posted gains of...

KEN26 : 646-0 (-0.23%)
KEK26 : 631-6 (-0.16%)
MWK26 : 6.4925 (+0.15%)
ZWK26 : 608-0 (+0.50%)
ZWN26 : 619-2 (+0.53%)
Soybeans Sell the Fact Following RVO Release

Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts down 5 to 14 ½ cents in most front months, as May was down 2 cents this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price as down 14 ¼ cents at $10.86....

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ZLK26 : 69.24 (+2.71%)
ZMK26 : 314.6 (-0.22%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.8434 (+0.72%)
ZSX26 : 1151-6 (+0.68%)
ZSK26 : 1166-2 (+0.60%)
ZSN26 : 1182-4 (+0.62%)
Corn Fades Lower into the Weekend

Corn futures eased back lower into the weekend, closing Friday with contracts steady to 5 cents lower led by the nearbys. Front month May was down 3 ½ cents this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash...

ZCZ26 : 488-4 (-0.36%)
ZCN26 : 472-4 (-0.21%)
ZCK26 : 460-4 (-0.32%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.4866 (-0.39%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.1801 (-0.35%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 655-3
2nd Resistance Point 647-1
1st Resistance Point 640-1
Last Price 633-2s
1st Support Level 624-7
2nd Support Level 616-5
3rd Support Level 609-5

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52-Week High 766-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 692-7
Fibonacci 50% 670-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 647-3
Last Price 633-2s
52-Week Low 573-6

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